I got my ILR (and my wife's) back on Friday and no mention of any backdating. I will definitely look into this. just to reiterate Lumera's question though

is there an ICD reference i can ask about?

J

Got my passport back today (issued 14 March), so 7 weeks from application to stamp.

very excited, that was just under 2 months

thanks to all on this forum!

I just got my bank staetments, payslips etc returned about 5 mins ago. no passports yet though.

The covering letter said that a decision has been taken and I will be notified shortly. any idea of what "Shortly" means?

Thanks All. I am South African, so well used to the Schengen process. the issue really is getting my passport back ASAP without having to withdraw and go through the premium option. 3 more months of "Telephone Travel" is not going to help my work situation. Looks like it is going out with ...

Hi Has anyone had any success in applying to expedite an ILR application. I travel a fair amount for work, about 1-2 trips around Europe per month (I submitted a record of 34 international trips in my application). I applied for ILR in Jan and my manager is getting really difficult with me for not p...

Applied Early: Jan 2011
Payment Taken: 24 Jan
Status: Still waiting

Thought 1: Why did I not apply in person?
Thought 2: If only I had heard about the JR sooner! I could have done this 8 months sooner!